Now *This* Is A Range!

[toploader55]

flip down oven doors could hold a persons weight

You Never Never Never stand on a Oven Door. That will"Spring" or bend the door and it will never close properly resulting in Heat Loss and Inferior Baking. I don't raise my voice much in the Kitchen, but if I see one of my cooks doing that they will never do it ahain.

 

[maytagbear]

Chambers had a different

format for the surface burners, they called it a "daisy."

Lawrence/Maytagbear

 

[tomturbomatic]

Daisy burners failed miserably, IIRC,

when CU tested them for evenness of heat distribution by placing a skillet containing white sugar over them. Instead of even carmelization, it was not at all pretty.

 

[tolivac]

Standing on the oven doors-even if the stove builder rated it for that sort of use-is it still a good idea?-despite what it says in that cooking manual-I don't think I would stand on the door-use a footstool instead.And esp if the range was mine-I wouldn't or let someone else stand on the door.I also think someday someone could get a foot burned from doing that.We know for sure not to do that with residentual ranges and dishwashers-yet see kids esp stand on the doors in order to reach something in a cabinet or on the counter.Maybe if range builders wanted people to climb on them--put grab irons on them-or steps like on the back of a rearload trash truck.

 

[toggleswitch]

Personally

a standard 30" gas-fired self-cleaning residential range,
a single (or double) double electric self-cleaning fan-forced convection oven,
And a 30 to 36 inch wide electric cook-top with two induction elements and two radiant ones (under vitro-ceram) will do nicely.

You can keep any oven that does not pyrolytically clean itself, for the most-part. Unless, of course, the flame size varies in the oven (not full-on or full-off as found in today's gas-fired ovens) in response to a good, old-fashioned mechanical "Robertshaw" brand (or equivalent) thermostat.

 

[spookiness]

I agree with JoeEkaitis

"If I had the room, I'd love to put two of these side-by-side and make a 60-inch faux-pro range"

I would have one gas, one electric, matching from same brand. That way you've got all bases covered. The other problem with pro ranges is they're a b*itch to clean and in a home setting the grates would always look dirty. Also, the knobs heat up, and note that they are metal. Most of the time you need to use a towel or potholder just to operate the knobs.

 

[westingman123]

"I don't raise my voice much in the kitchen..." OMG I about spit my coffee out! Eddie, I could hear your "Never Never Never" all the way here in Missouri! Reminds me of when I have a disobedient child - "no, no no NO NO!"

 

[toploader55]

I about spit out my coffee...

ROFLMAO !!!

A Restaurant Kitchen is such a "Low Sress, Peaceful" place to be. And the Waitstaff never makes mistakes. I never raise my voice to them. Yah, Right.

I do try to resolve issues with Kind and Tender words. If it happens again... To quote one of my Best Cooks Zach, sees me getting heated he'll yell out "Don't wake the Dragon". LOL

 

[hoovermatic]

There are so many people nowadays who spend thousands on the modern day equivalent and can't even fry an egg, eat out all the time or have it delivered, but it is something to show the neighbours!!!